Miscreants steal camera, lens from parked car after breaking rear windshield near TB dam

BALLARI: Miscreants broke the rear windshield of a car and and stole a camera kit worth Rs 4 lakh near the backwaters of the Tungabhadra dam in Hosapete taluk of Vijayanagar district. The photographer had gone to the location for a pre-wedding shoot when the theft took place.

The photographer, Humayun, hailing from Manvi in Raichur taluk, had parked his car and had gone for the photoshoot near the backwaters in the Gunda forest. When he returned, he found the rear windscreen of his car broken and a Canon R5 camera and lens worth Rs 4 lakh stolen from his vehicle.

It is suspected that the miscreants saw that no one was around the car and committed the theft. The Mariammanahalli police visited the spot and have taken up further investigation after registering a case.